بِئسَwretched were الفَوارِسُthe horsemen يَومَon the day of نَعفِthe spur of قُشاوَةٍQushāwa
بِئسَ الفَوارِسُ يَومَ نَعفِ قُشاوَةٍ
وَالخَيلُand the horses عادِيَةٌcharging عَلىagainst بِسطامِBisṭām
وَالخَيلُ عادِيَةٌ عَلى بِسطامِ
Wretched were the horsemen on the day at Qushāwa’s spur,
While the horses were charging at Bisṭām.
الظاعِنونَthose who departed عَلىin العَمىblindness بِجَميعِهِمin their entirety
الظاعِنونَ عَلى العَمى بِجَميعِهِم
وَالخافِضونَand those who settled بِغَيرِin other than دارِan abode of مُقامِresidence
وَالخافِضونَ بِغَيرِ دارِ مُقامِ
Those who departed blindly, all of them,
And those who settled somewhere unfit for dwelling.
تَرَكواthey abandoned الأُحَيمِرَal-Uḥaymir حينَwhen خَرَّقَهُpierced him through القَناthe spears
تَرَكوا الأُحَيمِرَ حينَ خَرَّقَهُ القَنا
إِنَّindeed المُحامِيَthe defender يَومَon the day ذاكَthat مُحاميa defender
إِنَّ المُحامِيَ يَومَ ذاكَ مُحامي
They abandoned al-Uḥaymir when the spears pierced him through;
Indeed, the defender that day was a true defender.
أَبلَيتُمُyou displayed خَوَراًcowardice وَفَكَّand freed عُناتَكُمyour captives
أَبلَيتُمُ خَوَراً وَفَكَّ عُناتَكُم
عاريbare of flesh الأَشاجِعِthe knuckles مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of هَمّامِHammām
عاري الأَشاجِعِ مِن بَني هَمّامِ
You showed cowardice, and your captives were freed
By a man with bony knuckles from Banu Hammām.
Sol 6.1